Sherrie Defane Bailey Davie, 71, of Hopkinsville, died on Monday, March 31, in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Christian County, she retired from U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, where she was the first black female to be hired. She also was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Virginia Street Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Cave Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until the service hour Tuesday at the church. Gamble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.